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TheGrio's 100: Chef Jeff Henderson, breaking barriers in the kitchen

11:23 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - It isn't everyday that a convicted felon discovers his passion for cooking behind bars and becomes a nationally recognized chef...

TheGrio's 100: Jonathon Prince, 'athli-vist' organizing plans to run the first mile on the Moon

By Keosha Johnson

11:16 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Jonathon Prince did not spend most of his life as an athlete...

TheGrio's 100: Jermaine Griggs, Founder of multi-million dollar music site

By Keosha Johnson

11:15 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 16, Jermaine Griggs created Hear and Play, a site dedicated to helping users learn to play musical instruments by ear...

TheGrio's 100: Frank Ocean, rising star in hip hop music

By Keosha Johnson

11:06 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Up-and-coming songwriter, producer and singer Frank Ocean has had a meteoric rise to fame, and all signs point to continued success in the future...

TheGrio's 100: Korto Momolu, bringing African-inspired designs to mainstream fashion

By Keosha Johnson

11:03 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Korto Momolu is a fashion designer who was the first-runner-up and voted fan favorite on the fifth season of the then-Bravo television show "Project Runway..."

TheGrio's 100: MC Hammer, rapper, is now a tech innovator

By Keosha Johnson

9:00 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - MC Hammer's music may no longer be heard on the airwaves, but the rapper is staying relevant through various ventures, most recently in technology...

TheGrio's 100: Christopher 'Ludacris' Bridges, rapper helps underserved youth through his foundation

By Keosha Johnson

8:28 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor Christopher 'Ludacris' Bridges, 34, is well-known in music circles, but through the Ludacris Foundation, Bridges' commitment to helping youth of all ages has also been nationally recognized...

TheGrio's 100: Dhani Jones, The Renaissance man

By Keosha Johnson

8:19 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Former NFL linebacker. Author. TV show host. Entrepreneur. It's hard to describe 33-year-old Dhani Jones in one sentence, but a particular phrase comes to mind when referring to him: Renaissance man...

TheGrio's 100: Jess Moore, Fashionista creates successful style app

By Keosha Johnson

8:08 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - In October 2009, Jessica Moore took $500, an idea and the help of her boyfriend, Bill Atkins, to create Stylebook, a closet management app...

TheGrio's 100: Tamika Mallory, executive director, National Action Network

By Keosha Johnson

8:03 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Tamika Mallory was named executive director of the National Action Network two years ago...

TheGrio's 100: Alie Kabba, bridging African immigrant communities together

By Keosha Johnson

7:55 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Alie Kabba is the executive director of the United African Organization, a Chicago-based group comprised of multiple African national associations dedicated to empowering African immigrants and refugees in Illinois...

TheGrio's 100: Jana Johnson, budding techie breaks into computer technology

By Keosha Johnson

7:53 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Jana Johnson is a tech analyst at Goldman Sachs. The Columbia University graduate has been a leader in the intercollegiate Women & Computer Science program and an active participant in mentoring and teaching middle-school girls...

TheGrio's 100: LeVar Burton, Taking 'Reading Rainbow' to the digital world

By Keosha Johnson

7:51 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - LeVar Burton helped teach millions of children learn to read during Reading Rainbow's 23-season run, and now he's working to reach the next generation of would-be readers by going digital...

TheGrio's 100: Doyle Beneby, President & CEO of CPS Energy

By Keosha Johnson

6:25 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Doyle Beneby is the president and CEO of CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas. Beneby strives to keep the employees at CPS Energy safe and mentor youth.

TheGrio's 100: Andre 'Dr. Dre' Young, Hip-hop and business icon

By Keosha Johnson

12:33 AM on 01/30/2012

André Romelle Young, also known as Dr. Dre, has been a mainstay in hip hop music since he released his first album, "The Chronic," in 1992. Since then he has continued to rap, produce music and changed the hustle of hip hop.

TheGrio's 100: Ayanna Pressley, first black woman elected to Boston City Council overcomes life full of obstacles

By Keosha Johnson

12:22 AM on 01/30/2012

the GRIOs 100 - Ayanna Pressley is making history as the first African-American woman elected to the Boston City Council. She won the seat in 2009 and is known for her stance on issues that have molded her promising career in politics...

TheGrio's 100: Carol Jenkins, a media leader advocating for tomorrow's female journalists

By Keosha Johnson

11:16 PM on 01/01/2012

theGRIOs 100- Carol Jenkins is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist who is most widely known as the former co-anchor of WNBC-TV's 6 p.m. newscast. Yet she also started the Women's Media Center, a non-profit group dedicated to helping women succeed in media.

TheGrio's 100: Brenda Combs, Founder of Finding My Shoes, goes from homeless to helping those in need

By Keosha Johnson

1:28 AM on 01/01/2012

theGRIO's 100 - While living drug-addicted on the streets, Brenda Combs hit rock bottom. Combs then got clean and founded an organization aimed at helping those in need...

TheGrio's 100: Will Allen, good food revolutionary

By Keosha Johnson

1:40 PM on 04/22/2010

VIDEO - TheGrios 100 - Will Allen of Growing Power aims to help bring about the "good food revolution...

TheGrio's 100: Dr. Regina Benjamin, small-town doc now Surgeon General

By Keosha Johnson

5:05 AM on 02/25/2010

TheGrio's 100 - As U.S. Surgeon General, Benjamin has said she will work to make sure "no one falls through the cracks" in America's health care system...

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